NFL Stats by Division

Audrey & Nathan

6/14/19

Introduction

Focus: “Competitiveness” across the NFL

Data

Identifying info:

Outcome variables:

Data

Offense / Defense Stats

Manipulation: Creating New Variables

Question 1: Divisions

Is either division becoming more competitive over time?

Are there clear dominant teams, or are victories spread out across teams?

Takeaways - Divisions

Competitiveness over time

Competitiveness across divisions

Question 2: Pass/Run

Can teams remain competitive with different passing/running strategies?

Does either passing or running dominate among the most competitive teams, or are play styles similar across all teams?

Observations: Pass vs Run

Question 3: Offense/Defense

Are offense and defense equally important for a team to be competitive?

What separates the good teams from the bad teams?

Observations: Offense/Defense

Question 4: Consistency

Graphing consistency

Zooming in:

Conclusions

Limitations

Future Questions